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Headlines for April 27th, 2010

[modern media mom] — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 22:01:16 +0000

Can Zong Go From Facebook Wannabe to PayPal Competitor? – "Former PayPal executive leads the charge against his former company. Dana Stalder joined PayPal in 2003, just after the 2002 eBay acquisition. Working as SVP of product sales, marketing, and technology he helped guide PayPal in a campaign of market domination. EBay won big as PayPal became its most profitable unit, by far. And Stalder was handsomely compensated with millions in rewards."
Blippy Apologizes, Says It Will Fix Privacy Glitches | News & Opinion | PCMag.com – Social networking site Blippy on Monday issued a mea culpa for a recent privacy snafu, explained how it accidentally exposed members' personal information, and promised that all offending data has been wiped from the Web. The company also pledged to hire a chief security officer and invest in more security.
Google Acquires App Publisher Labpixies | News & Opinion | PCMag.com – Google on Tuesday added to its acquisition roster with the purchase of Labpixies, which publishes Web and mobile applications.
Senators Seek FTC Rules For Social Networking — InformationWeek – Four Senate Democrats have asked the Federal Trade Commission to develop guidelines governing the way social networking sites can use information submitted by users.
Supreme Court Will Take on Violent Video Games, Finally – PCWorld – "It's about time the U.S. Supreme Court stepped in on the matter of violent video games. The justices agreed on Monday to rule on whether the government should ban the sale of violent games to minors and fine stores $1,000 each time they fail to comply. At issue is a California law, passed in 2005 but struck down by lower courts, that defines violent games as works that depict "killing, maiming, dismembering, or sexually assaulting an image of a human being," in a way that's offensive, appeals to morbid interests, and otherwise lacks artistic merit."
Sen. Chuck Schumer’s letter to Mark Zuckerberg on Facebook privacy | VentureBeat – "Facebook is feeling some political heat for its moves last week, after launching a program that “instantly personalizes” websites for visitors by automatically sharing user data with the site owner. Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) wrote a letter to chief executive Mark Zuckerberg asking him and the company to revisit their decision on the program and move to an “opt in” default rather than an “opt out” one."
Gizmodo Staff May Face Felony Over Lost iPhone, EFF Says Raid Was Illegal – "The battle over the lost iPhone prototype is heating up. After Gizmodo broke Apple's veil of secrecy, spilling the beans on their upcoming summer fourth-generation iPhone in a super-scoop, Apple demanded the iPhone be returned. Gizmodo complied, but the case isn't over."

Headlines for April 21st, 2010

[modern media mom] — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 00:00:11 +0000

C-notes get makeover aimed at outsmarting tech-savvy counterfeiters as dollars flow outside US – 4/21/2010 5:16:31 PM | Newser – The folks who print America's money have designed a high-tech makeover of the $100 bill. It's part of an effort to stay ahead of counterfeiters as technology becomes more sophisticated and more dollars flow overseas, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke says.
Trial underway for man suspected in hacking Palin’s e-mail in ’08 – Prosecutors from the Justice Department trooped into federal court Wednesday to prosecute a man charged with hacking Palin's e-mail account in 2008, when she was the Republican nominee for vice president.
Brain training games don’t improve thinking – Study – News at GameSpot – Scientists track more than 11,000 people over six weeks, find regular training produces no improvement on benchmark intelligence tests.
Microsoft’s Docs for Facebook: A Hands-On Tour – PCWorld – Watch out, Google: There's a new Doc in town.

Docs.com, also known as Docs for Facebook, officially launched at Facebook's F8 conference on Wednesday. Created by Microsoft's FUSE Labs, the online app allows you to create, edit, and share Microsoft Office documents with your Facebook friends.
McAfee Antivirus Update Flaw Forces Windows XP Reboot – Security – IT Channel News by CRN – McAfee, to say the least, had its fair share of problems Wednesday when a buggy antivirus software update caused computers running Windows XP to shut down and experience serial reboots.

An initial McAfee investigation indicated that the reboot glitch is linked to an antivirus update that detects a false positive, causing XP computers, specifically those running Service Pack 3, to somehow mistake a legitimate operating system for malware.
Fast-growing Facebook aims for more social Web | Reuters – Facebook's user base is growing at its fastest rate ever, the online social network company said on Wednesday as it rolled out features that link the company's platform more tightly with outside Web sites.
A Day Later, Wall Street Loves Apple | News & Opinion | PCMag.com – At least 13 brokerages raised their price targets on Apple Inc, a day after its blowout quarterly results, indicating that some on Wall Street expect the stock to gain another 30 percent from already record-high levels.

Headlines for April 17th April 21st, 2009

[modern media mom] — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 14:07:35 +0000

More Pulitzers, Less Money: New York Times Ad Sales Down 27%; Q2 Looks Just As Bad – "Yesterday the New York Times (NYT) won five Pulitzer Prizes, and executive editor Bill Keller took a well-deserved victory lap with a speech that reportedly had his newsroom in tears. But for better or worse, none of that matters to investors, who are trying to figure out what the company’s long-term prospects look like. In the near-term, they look terrible."
ER service holds a patient’s place in line – "Earlier this month, Atlanta-based InQuickER announced the launch of a new service that allows patients with non life-threatening conditions to reduce their waiting time by calling ahead or signing in online."
America’s Newest Profession – "Paid bloggers fit just about every definition of a microtrend: Their ranks have grown dramatically over the years, blogging is an important social and cultural movement that people care passionately about, and the number of people doing it for at least some income is approaching 1% of American adults."
Study: Video-game-playing kids showing addiction symptoms – USATODAY.com – The survey does not end the debate over whether gaming can be addictive in the way gambling or substances can be, Gentile says. Nor does it "tell us who's most at risk (or) how long it lasts. Is it something that only lasts for a couple months when the game system is new, then the kids learn to get it back into balance?"
A Lawyer, Some Teens and a Fight Over ‘Sexting’ – WSJ.com – The "Sexting" case in PA continues.
Internet engaged people in ’08 election, survey shows – USATODAY.com – "More than half of all adults — 55% — got their political fix online during the 2008 election, using the Internet not only as a source of information but also to share information and get involved in campaigns."

Headlines for January 23rd, 2009

[modern media mom] — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 00:01:10 +0000

How Should President Obama Use Twitter? –
Would you follow Obama if he were on Twitter?
The Obameter: Tracking Barack Obama’s Campaign Promises –
26 pages keeping track of all of Obama's promises. Which has he kept, which has be broken. You get the point.
10 Awesome Ways to Integrate Twitter With Your Website –
Great tips for using Twitter on your blog/website.
Google Puts The Squeeze On Free Apps –
In order to limit the number of businesses able to use Google Apps free version, Google is quietly beginning to limit the number of users able to access it.
Spammers Are Gaming Google’s Adwords –
Be careful on Google Search – spammers are using paid searches and AdWords to get people onto their sites.